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ArticleMolecular cancer research : MCR2026

Comparative ASCL1 Interactome Analysis Reveals CDK2-Cyclin A2 as Suppressors of Differentiation in MYCN-Amplified Neuroblastoma.

Lidiya Mykhaylechko, Roshna L Gomez, Laura M Woods, Evangelia K Papachristou, Revathy Ramachandran, Jethro Lundie-Brown, Rosalind Drummond, Daniel Marcos, Fiona M Y Abou Grealy, Shakhzada Ibragimova and 3 more

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Lidiya MykhaylechkoCambridge Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-6370-2988
Roshna L GomezCollege of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0003-3953-0490
Laura M WoodsCambridge Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-4752-025X
Evangelia K PapachristouCancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-5835-2055
Revathy RamachandranCollege of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-5730-4510
Jethro Lundie-BrownCambridge Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-3403-1094
Rosalind DrummondCambridge Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID 0009-0006-2038-6643
Daniel MarcosCambridge Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-1007-1780
Fiona M Y Abou GrealyCancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID 0009-0004-5316-4030
Shakhzada IbragimovaCollege of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0009-0007-9776-315X
Fahad R AliCollege of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0001-5578-2028
Jason CarrollCancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-3643-0080
Anna PhilpottCambridge Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-3789-2463

Funding

Al Jalila Foundation (مؤسسة الجليلة)Cancer Research UK (CRUK) A20411Cancer Research UK (CRUK) A25636Cancer Research UK (CRUK) A29580Cancer Research UK (CRUK) A31344Cancer Research UK (CRUK) DRCPGM\100088Cancer Research UK (CRUK) S_3744Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL)Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) ALM1909Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) MBRU-CM-RG2023-08Neuroblastoma UK (The Neuroblastoma Society)Terry Fox Foundation (La Fondation Terry Fox)UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) MC_PC_17230Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust (WT)Wellcome Trust (WT) 203151/Z/16/ZWellcome Trust (WT) 212253?Z/18/Z
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Abstract

Neuroblastoma is a heterogeneous pediatric cancer arising from developmentally arrested neuronal precursors, in which restoring differentiation offers therapeutic promise. Achaete-scute homolog 1 (ASCL1), a proneural transcription factor, is widely expressed in neuroblastoma and can drive either proliferation or differentiation depending on the cellular context. In this study, we show that distinct MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma cell lines exhibit differing differentiation responses to ASCL1 overexpression. By comparing genome-wide ASCL1 chromatin binding, transcriptional changes, and protein-protein interactions, we found that ASCL1 binds more extensively to neuronal proteins in a cell line that is more susceptible to ASCL1-driven differentiation but associates with cell-cycle regulators in less responsive cells. We show that cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2)-cyclin A2 bind ASCL1 in less responsive cells, with CDK-mediated phosphorylation of ASCL1 limiting the ability of ASCL1 to drive differentiation. IMPLICATIONS: Our study reveals that context-dependent interactions of ASCL1 with protein partners on the chromatin control its ability to reengage a differentiation program in neuroblastoma.

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Basic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsCyclin A2Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2NeuroblastomaN-Myc Proto-Oncogene ProteinCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorHumansASCL1 protein, humanBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsCDK2 protein, humanCyclin A2Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2MYCN protein, humanN-Myc Proto-Oncogene Protein

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PMID41979602
PMCPMC7619497

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